Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday of over-dramatizing the army's discovery of alleged Hizbullah border tunnels for political gain.

President Michel Aoun stressed Wednesday that a strong state cannot protect corruption as he emphasized that the security and judicial authorities are “in the service of the law.”

“The journey of combating corruption that started two years ago has achieved progress in many fields but this is not sufficient. It will continue vigorously despite the obstacles that are being put in its face and no one will manage to stop it,” Aoun told a delegation from the Friends of the Public School Association.

Caretaker Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil on Wednesday instructed ministry officials to prepare a U.N. Security Council complaint against Israel over its repeated violation of Lebanese sovereignty.

Bassil said Israel carries out around 150 violations every month.

The Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Imad Othman stressed on Wednesday that although the ISF members are “allowed to use their weapons” during an operation, but they “did not use that right to fire gunshots yesterday” (during Saturday’s Jahlieyh raid).

The Israeli army launched on Wednesday an air balloon with surveillance cameras from one of its military positions opposite the area of Kroum al-Sharaqi- Mays al-Jabal, in the district of Marjayoun, the National News Agency reported on Wednesday.

NNA added that Israeli troops have also installed a surveillance camera, over the cement separation wall between Lebanon and occupied Palestine, in the area of al-Abbara near Kfarkila.

In addition to receiving a telephone call from President Michel Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri received a similar call from the army leadership, the main objective of which was how to deal with the latest Israeli developments, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

President Michel Aoun on Tuesday condemned the latest verbal attacks and security incidents in the country, stressing that the state will not allow a return to strife.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Tuesday that an operation launched by the Israeli army on Lebanon’s border to destroy suspected Hizbullah tunnels would continue “as long as necessary.”

A Progressive Socialist Party delegation held talks Tuesday in Dahiyeh with Hizbullah secretary-general’s political aide Hussein al-Khalil and Hizbullah coordination and liaison chief Wafiq Safa.

“The meeting was characterized by a spirit of understanding and frankness and it was particularly important because of the circumstances that the country has witnessed,” ex-minister Ghazi Aridi of the PSP said after the talks.

President Michel Aoun on Tuesday called on Lebanon’s military and security agencies to “closely monitor” the situation in south Lebanon, after Israel launched an operation against alleged Hizbullah tunnels on its side of the border.

After following up on the developments, the president held a series of phone calls that involved Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri and Army Commander General Joseph Aoun, the National News Agency said.